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Semis - Domitian S C
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 84-85 |
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| Value | 1 Semis = 1/2 As = 1⁄32 Denarius |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A prow of a galley facing right, depicted in detailed relief with oar-ports and a prominent stem ornament, rendered in the traditional Roman naval trophy style. An aquila (legionary eagle) or similar device appears atop or adjacent to the prow, reinforcing military iconography. The field is flanked by the large senatorial authority mark S C (Senatus Consultum), one letter to each side of the central device, within a beaded border. The composition is typical of Flavian-era aes coinage, asserting both imperial and senatorial legitimacy. |
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The semis denomination saw deliberate revival under the Flavians after decades of near-abandonment — Vespasian and then Domitian reintroduced the smaller bronze fractions partly to address a chronic shortage of low-value coinage in the western provinces. By 84–85, Domitian was also recalibrating the bronze coinage more broadly, adjusting weights in a series of reforms that distinguish his early from his later aes issues. RIC II.1 232 falls within that reforming window.